Three Lakes is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Baraga County Baraga County ( ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,158, making it Michigan's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is L'Anse. The county is named after Bishop ...

in the U.S. state of

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. The CDP had a population of 167 at the 2020 census. Three Lakes is located within Spurr Township.

History

Three Lakes was established as a mining settlement, and was given a station on the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad in 1878. For the 2020 census, Three Lakes was included as a newly-listed

Geography

According to the

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, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (23.7%) is water. Three Lakes takes its name from its location near Beaufort Lake, George Lake, and Ruth Lake, which flow out through the

Spurr River The Spurr River is a short stream in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises from the outflow of Beaufort Lake at and flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map acc ...

Lake Michigamme Lake Michigamme ( ), one of Michigan's largest lakes, reaches a depth of over . It covers in Marquette and Baraga counties, Michigan. Van Riper State Park provides public access. The vast majority of the lake lies in Marquette County, with onl ...

. The community is located about west of the Marquette County line.

Major highways

* follows an east–west route through the community.

Demographics

References

{{Baraga County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Baraga County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Baraga County, Michigan